Review 1: Civil War-WWII

Vocab 1

100

The period following the U.S. Civil War where African Americans were granted new rights and the Southern states were occupied by the U.S. military

Reconstruction

200

FDR used the radio to communicate directly with the American people. These radio addresses became known as

Fireside Chats

300

The name of refugees who were forced to leave their homes and farms due to the Dust Bowl, they headed west to California

Okies

400

Period of racial violence in America following the return of Black and White troops after WWI

Red Summer of 1919

500

This New Deal program tried to restore people's faith in the banking system by insuring deposits up to $5,000

FDIC

Events 1

100

The cause of the U.S. Civil War

Slavery

200

This surprise attack officially caused the United States to enter into WWII

Pearl Harbor

300

They marched on Washington D.C. during the Depression; they demanded early payment of money promised to them for their service in WWI

Bonus Army

400

This treaty laid out harsh punishments for Germany after their defeat in WWI 

Treaty of Versailles

500

This campaign by African Americans sought for victory at home against racism and victory abroad against dictatorship and fascism 

Double V Campaign 

People

100

He was the leader of the Soviet Union during WWII

Joseph Stalin

200

This president is often blamed for and associated with the Depression given his limited response

Herbert Hoover

300

He was a Jamaica immigrant who taught that all Black people, regardless of where they live in the world, should go back to Africa to create a unified Black state

Marcus Garvey

400

The assassination of this man is often cited as the cause of WWI

Archduke Franz Ferdinand 

500

He was the Science teacher who deliberately taught the theory of evolution in a school in Tennessee 

John Scopes

Vocab 2

100

Extrajudicial (not legally authorized) killing of Black people at the hands of White mobs

Lynchings 

200

Another name for a dictatorship

Totalitarianism 

300

Proposed by President Woodrow Wilson, this international body's purpose was to prevent the outbreak of war in the future and provide a forum for countries to speak about their disputes

League of Nations

400

During WWII, Native Americans were used in the Pacific to transmit sensitive messages. These Native Americans became known as 

Code Talkers

500

The forced relocation of Mexican-Americans (many of whom were citizens) during the Great Depression was called this

Repatriation 

Events 2

100

Name the 2 cities America dropped atomic bombs on

Hiroshima & Nagasaki 

200

The collective name of FDR's programs that addressed many aspects of the economy, from employment to farming to banking

New Deal 

300

Name two ways that Americans tried to get around (i.e. circumvent) Prohibition. 

Made homemade alcohol, went to speakeasies, bought illegal liquor, smuggled alcohol into the country, made a bunch of alcohol before Prohibition went into effect

400

Name the 3 major powers of the Axis and Allied Powers. 

Axis: Germany, Japan, & Italy

Allied: U.S., U.K., & Soviet Union

500

Name two causes of the Great Depression.

Stock market crash coupled with intense speculation, bank runs, protective gov. policies (i.e. tariffs), & fall of demand for American crops